Four Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have been fined up to HK$6,600 after being found guilty of raising funds and ...

This is the paradox of Hong Kong in 2025. The lights are on, the subway is running on time, and the shops are bustling. But ...

Since around mid-2020, the Hong ... to more public censorship by the Hong Kong government. Books with “bad ideologies” and seditious cartoons have already been removed from public libraries ...

People look at the “Pillar of Shame” statue on October 11, 2021 in Hong Kong, China. (photo by Louise Delmotte/Getty Images) Activists display the “Pillar of Shame” banner in front of the ...

This summer the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, which oversees Hong Kong’s public libraries, began asking residents to flag content that may “violate the laws of Hong Kong or ...

An invitation from Hong Kong authorities for citizens to report public library books that “endanger national security” has sent chills through the port city, analysts and some residents say.

Authorities in Hong Kong have been actively removing books about the Tiananmen Square Massacre from library ... public events to commemorate June 4 or continue to chant slogans or hold banners ...

A fresh wave of censorship reached Hong Kong’s public libraries this month. After a local newspaper axed a long-standing satirical comic strip following government criticism, local media reported that ...

Hong Kong bookstores have become the centre of attention since the city’s public libraries ramped up efforts to clear shelves of titles that posed potential national security risks. Gone from ...

Hong Kong's leader said on May 18 the city's public libraries would not recommend books featuring “bad ideologies" to residents after they pulled titles related to the 1989 Tiananmen Square ...

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader said Thursday the city’s public libraries would not recommend books featuring “bad ideologies” to residents after they pulled titles related to the ...

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